"With the help of the Heart's Eye state, I'm able to lay out a Rank 5 Spiritual Array, so I should be considered a Rank 5 Spiritual Array Master, right?"
Mu Chen sent a dry laugh towards Ling Xi. For the past half a year, he had spent too little time on Spiritual Arrays. Therefore, his overall progress wasn't that great. However, from the looks of it, Ling Xi had displayed an appearance of examining his Spiritual Arrays, causing him to feel somewhat helpless. Clearly, Ling Xi wasn't much older than him. However, her strength was able to completely suppress him. This caused Mu Chen to feel somewhat indignant and sorrowful. Could it be that following by his mother's side was such a great benefit?
Thinking about his current achievements, he should be considered outstanding amongst his peers. However, when compared to Ling Xi, there wasn't even a shred of comparison.
"Rank 5 Spiritual Array Master?"
Looking at Mu Chen's appearance with a smile that didn't seem like a smile, Ling Xi indifferently said, "Below Spiritual Array Grandmaster, all other Spiritual Array Masters aren't worth mentioning. Just like how those below Sovereigns are ants. In the Dao of Spiritual Arrays, only by stepping into the realm of Spiritual Array Grandmaster can one be considered to have truly attained a higher level. Otherwise, it would be hard for one to stand on the stage."
"Furthermore, Aunt Jing can be considered to be at the level of a Grandmaster in the Dao of Spiritual Arrays. You're Aunt Jing's biological son, so it wouldn't be right for you to be ordinary in the Dao of Spiritual Arrays."
After being reprimanded, Mu Chen couldn't help feeling a little resentful. Shortly after, he couldn't help asking, "What level is a Grandmaster in the Dao of Spiritual Arrays equivalent to?"
Shooting a glance at Mu Chen, Ling Xi's beautiful eyes were brimming with a smile. "Looks like you don't have a deep understanding of the levels of Spiritual Array Masters. In the past, the first to the ninth level was just the most superficial way of saying it. Generally speaking, after reaching the sixth level, one can be called a Spiritual Array Grandmaster. However, Spiritual Array Grandmasters are also divided into different levels."
"Spiritual Array Grandmasters are divided into three grades: Heaven, Earth, and Human. Each grade is further divided into three levels, with a total of three grades and nine levels, corresponding to the Ninth Grade Sovereigns. After Spiritual Array Grandmasters is the Scholar Stage, which is equivalent to the Earth Sovereign Stage. Above the Scholar Stage is the Martial Grandmaster. As for the corresponding levels, you should be very clear about them, right?"
Mu Chen sucked in a breath of cold air and stared blankly at the smiling Ling Xi. "Sky Supreme?"
This was the answer he had come up with when he saw his mother using her spiritual body to directly refine the Yellow Dragon Sovereign, sending the Black Dragon Sovereign flying with a single palm strike, and forcing the Immeasurable Old Ancestor to retreat. However, when his guess was verified, shock and astonishment still filled his heart.
A Heavenly Supreme.
Even in the vast Great Thousand World, such strength could be considered as an overlord. It was so much so that even some clans with a long history would have to be courteous when facing such an existence. Thus, in the Great Thousand World, anyone that had the backing of a Heavenly Sovereign could do whatever they wanted.
In the past, Mu Chen had always believed that his family background was mediocre. After all, his father's strength wasn't enough to look at. However, who would have thought that his clearly weak father would be able to find a wife with such terrifying strength?
"Dad's really too formidable." Mu Chen smacked his lips, with admiration brimming on his face. What's called awesome?
That's what it means to be awesome! No one would believe such a thing if it was told to others. However, it had truly happened to his father. He really wanted to know exactly what had happened back then, for his father to actually be able to drag a phoenix like his mother down from the heavens!
Ling Xi propped her cheeks up with her jade-like hands, while her beautiful eyes were filled with confusion. Clearly, she was unable to understand this matter no matter how much she thought about it. In her eyes, Aunt Jing was an extremely perfect woman, and her eyesight should be extremely, extremely high. However, from the information she had obtained from Mu Chen, his father seemed to be an extremely ordinary person that came from a small place. Furthermore, his strength didn't seem to be that outstanding. However, it was such an ordinary person that was able to make Aunt Jing fall in love with him. This was truly an inconceivable matter.
"Elder Sister Ling Xi, what's your rank as a Spiritual Array Grandmaster?" asked Mu Chen curiously as he looked towards Ling Xi.
With a smile, Ling Xi replied, "I should be at the High Rank of Character, equivalent to a Third Grade Sovereign."
"Third Grade Sovereign!" sighed Mu Chen once again. This rank was even higher than Elder Zhu Tian and the rest. In the entire Northern Heavens Continent, only the leaders of those peak forces could be comparable to her. Although Ling Xi was able to obtain such achievements at such a young age, it was clear that her own talent was extremely outstanding.
"However, my Spiritual Energy cultivation isn't that outstanding. Up till now, I've only managed to pass through my Spirit Disaster, and have yet to step into the Sovereign Realm."
Shooting a glance at Mu Chen, Ling Xi continued, "After all, not everyone can be like you, with such astonishing talent in both aspects."
After interacting with Mu Chen for so long, she knew that not only did the former possess outstanding talent in Spiritual Energy cultivation, he had even inherited Aunt Jing's talent in the Dao of Spiritual Arrays. Along the way, he had obtained pretty good results in both Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Arrays, causing others to raise their eyebrows.
With a smile, Mu Chen felt slightly more balanced. From the looks of it, compared to Ling Xi, he still had some advantages.
Seeing the slightly complacent expression on Mu Chen's face, Ling Xi faintly smiled, "Since you know that Aunt Jing is outstanding in the Dao of Spiritual Arrays, you have to study it more in the future. At the very least, you have to reach the Scholar Realm in the future. Otherwise, you'll lose Aunt Jing's face.
The complacent expression on Mu Chen's face instantly froze as he rubbed his nose in resentment. Having such a formidable mother truly gave him a lot of pressure. Although he did possess extremely high talent in the Dao of Spiritual Arrays, reaching the Scholar Realm wasn't something that could be achieved with just talent alone. After all, there were too many geniuses in this world. However, only a small number of them would be able to make it in the end.
Seeing that she had suppressed Mu Chen's complacency, a sweet smile appeared on Ling Xi's face. Holding onto the fragrant tea in her hand, she elegantly took a light sip. In the next instant, a frown appeared on her forehead as she looked towards the direction of the outer perimeter of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, "Why is the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy so noisy today?"
"That's because it's the day when the freshmen enter the Academy," replied Mu Chen lazily.
Today just so happened to be the day when the freshmen entered the Hokuang Reiwon. Therefore, the entire Spiritual Academy appeared exceedingly lively. Their batch of students were incomparably excited. After enduring for over a year, they had finally gotten rid of their status as freshmen. In the future, they could be considered to have someone to show off their superiority to.
Only then did Ling Xi lightly nod her head. Shortly after, she no longer paid any attention to them and lazily enjoyed this peaceful time.
Outer area of Hokuang Reiwon
Currently, this place was filled with a sea of people. It was a black mass that extended to the end of one's line of sight. The noise filled the entire region and spread far away.
Countless boys and girls had gathered here. Everyone had excited expressions on their faces as they looked at this place. For them, it was an extremely unfamiliar place. However, it was a place that they had yearned for for a long time. They were the freshmen of Hokuang Reiwon. They had gone through a lot of hardships and passed through numerous tests in order to be qualified to stand here.
They would cultivate here and become stronger. Then, they would dazzlingly return home.
At a corner of the sea of people, there were seven or eight figures of boys and girls clustered together. They looked at the surrounding crowd and appeared to be a little nervous. Their expressions were filled with a little fear. Although they were considered as outstanding students within their Spiritual Academy, they discovered that they were actually very ordinary when they arrived here. Many of the freshmen around them were stronger than them. Some of them had even stepped into the Spirit Stage. Their strength was simply comparable to their fathers.
"This is Hokuang Reiwon?
As expected of one of the Five Great Academies. It's much stronger than our Northern Spiritual Academy. "
A sweet and pretty girl looked around. Then, she looked at a boy beside her and whispered: "Brother Qingshan, I heard that our Northern Spiritual Academy's most outstanding student, Senior Mu Chen, is also in Hokuang Reiwon?
I wonder how he's doing here. I really want to meet him. I heard that he's the most outstanding student in the history of our Northern Spiritual Academy. "
"Yu Xi, your words are not pleasant to hear. My elder brother, Liu Mubai, is also very outstanding. He's currently cultivating in the Holy Spirit House." A tall boy snorted from the side.
"Liu Yang, what's the point of arguing about this now? We've come to Hokuang Reiwon. We're unfamiliar with the place and we don't seem to be that outstanding. If we don't unite, we might be bullied." The boy that the girl called Brother Qingshan frowned.
Liu Yang snorted twice. However, he did not say anything else. Although he was considered to be outstanding when he was in the Northern Spiritual Academy, his confidence had been completely destroyed when he arrived here. He looked at his surroundings. It seemed that their strength was very ordinary and not outstanding at all.
"I really don't know what's going on this time. Our Northern Spiritual Academy was able to obtain so many quotas in Hokuang Reiwon. Moreover, we were even exempted from the assessment. It's really strange." Liu Yang said in a low voice, puzzled.
The other boys and girls that came from the Northern Spiritual Academy also nodded their heads. The matter this time was quite strange. In the past, the Northern Spiritual Academy could only obtain an extremely small number of quotas. Moreover, they might not even be able to enter Hokuang Reiwon. However, this time, they obtained nearly ten quotas and were even exempted from the assessment. This kind of pie that fell from the sky had nearly made them dizzy.
"Hey, you guys."
Just when they were talking in a low voice, a shout suddenly rang out in front of them. They quickly raised their heads and saw a few young men grinning as they walked over. Looking at their expressions, they knew that they were the older students of Hokuang Reiwon. Immediately, Tan Qingshan, Liu Yang and the others became a little nervous. They could feel a rather frightening Spiritual Energy pressure coming from the bodies of the latter and the others. This pressure was even stronger than their fathers' generation.
"We're responsible for the freshmen in your area." The young man with a light expression directed a faint smile towards them. He waved his hand and said: "Our Goblin's Gate has recently been recruiting Outer Court members. Therefore, from now on, you guys will be members of our Goblin's Gate. There aren't any special requirements, just that you have to pay a certain amount of Spiritual Value Points every month. If someone bullies you guys, just report the name of our Goblin's Gate. Do you understand?"
Liu Yang, Tan Qingshan and the others stared at each other. Although they weren't too clear about what the Spiritual Value Points were, their intuition told them that it wasn't a good thing. Immediately, Tan Qingshan braced himself and said: "Seniors … Can you wait for us to familiarize ourselves with Hokuang Reiwon before making a decision?"
Hearing this, a smile that wasn't a smile instantly appeared on the face of the young man. He stared at Tan Qingshan and the others and said with a smile: "What?
Are you looking down on our Goblin's Gate? "
Seeing his smile, Tan Qingshan and the others broke out in cold sweat. The pretty girl called Yu Xi bit her red lips, mustered her courage and said: "We … we have big brother in Hokuang Reiwon. He's also a senior, so you guys can't bully us!"
Hearing her words, the young man and the others could not help but burst into laughter. The surrounding freshmen did not dare to make a sound. The strength of the seniors in front of them had definitely reached the Heavenly Fusion Stage. How could the freshmen dare to resist them? Moreover, it was a very normal thing for seniors to bully freshmen. After all, everyone had experienced it before.
"Pretty little Junior …" The young man stopped laughing after a while. He looked at Yu Xi with a smile and said: "What's the name of your big brother?
Let's see if our Devil's Gate can suppress him. "
Tan Qingshan quickly pulled the girl back. It was clearly not wise to offend these seniors. Moreover, it would be troublesome if Mu Chen were to be dragged into this.
However, although the girl was young, she was the genius of this batch within the Northern Spiritual Academy. Although she had only cultivated for a year, her strength was already close to catching up to Tan Qingshan, Liu Yang and the other seniors of the Northern Spiritual Academy. Therefore, she, who was considered as a pampered child within the Northern Spiritual Academy, had clearly not received this kind of bullying. Immediately, her beautiful little face turned red. She clenched her teeth, shook off Tan Qingshan's hand, raised her beautiful face and loudly said: "Our big brother is called Mu Chen!"
Her voice was extremely clear. As it rang out amidst the noise, it actually caused the entire place to quieten down. Numerous gazes shot over from the surroundings. Among them, there was no lack of older students who were maintaining order in this place. At this moment, all of them were somewhat stunned as they looked at the beautiful young lady with a flushed red face.
Tan Qingshan was also shocked by the sudden silence in the surroundings. Especially the gazes of many seniors, it caused his heart to tremble. He immediately protected the girl behind him. Although Liu Yang and the others were also scared to the point that their legs were trembling, they still protected the girl. After all, they were from the same Spiritual Academy. In this unfamiliar place, they still had to take care of each other.
"Senior, I'm sorry. She's still young and doesn't know any better. We agreed to the matter just now." Tan Qingshan looked at the youths in front of him, who had suddenly stopped moving and seemed to have turned stiff. He quickly apologized.
At this moment, the expression of the youth, who had a gentle smile on his face, was a little stiff. His lips trembled and a somewhat dry chuckle came from his throat. Shortly after, he lowered his voice and said: "About that, haha. Your big brother is called Mu Chen?"
Tan Qingshan and the rest looked at the youth, who had a somewhat strange expression on his face. They didn't know what was going on. However, at this moment, they could only brace themselves and nod their heads in apprehension. In the next moment, they saw quite a few people suddenly rushing towards them from the surrounding seniors. On their chests, they seemed to be wearing the same badge. From the voices in the surroundings, those people seemed to be from the Goddess Luo Association.
When Tan Qingshan and the rest saw this lineup, they were immediately scared silly. The lovable face of the girl by the name of Yu Xi had also turned pale. However, she still clenched her teeth and stubbornly stood there.
The group of Goddess Luo Association members had rushed over. However, contrary to their expectations, they didn't do anything to them. On the contrary, they stood in front of them, rudely blocking the people of the Demon's Gate. As for the seniors of the Demon's Gate, who were previously rather domineering, they resentfully took a few steps back. Clearly, they didn't want to have any conflict with the people of the Goddess Luo Association.
The surrounding freshmen understood with a single glance that this Goddess Luo Association was clearly stronger than the Demon's Gate.
Tan Qingshan and the rest looked at this scene with apprehension. In the next moment, they saw the leader of the group of Goddess Luo Association reveal an extremely good-natured smile towards them and said: "Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, you guys know Brother Mu?"